Australasian Chess Review

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Australasian Chess Review was an influential early 20th-century chess magazine from Australia that featured game analyses, news, and commentary for players across the Australasian region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess magazine
periodical
associatedWith Australian chess community
New Zealand chess community
basedIn Sydney NERFINISHED
countryOfPublication Australia NERFINISHED
editor Cecil John Seddon Purdy NERFINISHED
editorInChief Cecil John Seddon Purdy NERFINISHED
endYear 1939
field chess
founder Cecil John Seddon Purdy NERFINISHED
frequency monthly
genre game analysis magazine
sports magazine
hasSection endgame studies
game annotations
news and correspondence
opening theory articles
problem compositions
tournament reports
historicalSignificance documented development of chess in Australasia in the 1930s
one of the earliest major chess periodicals in Australia
ISSNStatus historical pre-ISSN periodical
language English
mainContent annotated chess games
chess commentary
chess news
tournament reports
mediaType print
notableFor coverage of Australasian chess tournaments
editorial work of C. J. S. Purdy
high-quality annotated games
influencing Australian chess culture
publicationPeriod early 20th century
publisher C. J. S. Purdy NERFINISHED
regionServed Australasia NERFINISHED
Australia
New Zealand NERFINISHED
startYear 1929
successor Checkmate (Australian chess magazine) NERFINISHED
targetAudience chess enthusiasts in Australasia
chess players

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Cecil Purdy publisherOf Australasian Chess Review
Cecil Purdy editorOf Australasian Chess Review